Telegram-herald., 1887-12-11
THE TRIAL OF HARPER
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CrxrTHsxFI. Dec. l0.--the dramatic scenes
IN ths Harper trial this morning ksps ths
crowded eoart room IN hnsn of siisncs.
Hsrpsr appeared accompanied ~ his vie
,nd her sister .nd little boy. The testimony
for the def-nse vas virtually nothing.
Merchants toll What vas the stats Of the
ACCOUNTS OF 5sifts Iron snd Steel Works N
fss7. It sm0antsd 10 $4,000 deposits and
SO 500 Withdrawn on oVer-dssft-
Phillips vas called 20 show that the prop
srty of these works VA worth over so
IL Larkin. banker. vas called % shos
that Wiilsnige Vas buying snezt tor others
than harper but all hs could say vas that
hrs bank bad handled seine paper OF I'm
ssrlakss ~ith the endorsement oy WIT
shiEe. and ne court ruled Il al o0t As N
complete.
Tlmbsrlaks himssif vas called he said
Wiltahirs never bought for him. nor ne tor
Timbsrlake. Wiltshire had simply endorsed
some OF ais paper.
Blackburn thea announced that there
vas Do further testimony Tor the defense.
Harper and counsel Withdrew tor consul
fsfion. la tsn minutes Mrs. Harper vas
called out. The consultation vas upon the
question 0f submittlng the case ~ithout
al retulast. aid 4fs. Harper vas carrying
hsr babe. 5hs saE down beside Der husband
with the child on her knee. she removed
its white hood and displayed a lovely head
and lace fair hair, nne complexion. and
toll. round cheeks. There was a whispered
consultation Al the table tor moment or
two, during Ehlcn. above The low hum of
the crowd. could De heard the tute-liks
tones Of the baby = voice it reached 10
~. and a.
IL vas the only plea thai was offered for
It's father, Tor when Blackburn arose he SAID
that under the ruling OF the court. as To the
evidences offered, they had no more wit
nesses 20 offer The Government called
Msssrs. Hinch and Hayes. bat the questions
asked them had been asked before. and they
we're ruled out Burnett then said that the
Government w0uld fess-
Judge Jackson-''WiN yoa argue the
case"
Judge Wilson. for the defense. said they
voald submit withOue argument II the
Governments wonid
Barustt--"Ws will"
Judge Jackson then prepared to deliver
his charge 20 the jury.
Judge Jackson charge occupied an hour
and fifty minutes Ia lis delivery. he began
bv referring 20 the form Of indictment and
then gave the usual definitions 20 the points
OF law necessary % oe considered By the
Jury IN a criminal indictment. he called
attention to the difference between criminal
acts by officers OF banking associations and
others. by which losses mi lxht accrue. but not
be criminal. and remarked that 10 every
count Harper was charged with a criminal
act. lie defined the term abstract. as used in
tbs statute, as meaning TO take without the
knOsledge OF the officers OF the association
and use il for The benefit Of others, and
with the intsnt TO dsfrsud. After defining
what was meant by proof beyond reason
able doubt be said that the responsibility
OF the bank oficsrs was not Tor the losses
on honest legal loans. IN good faith. for the
benefit OF the association, bat for illegal
acts for the benefit Of others than the bank.
He then reviewed The facts proven. enum-
erstirz one after another the various acts
regarded a. proven BY Harper's own ad-
mission. which constituted criminal acts
HsrperS heroic efforts 20 save the bank
does not excuse him. any more than a man
would De excused for scuttling ship, by
Afterwards making efforts to save II Re
fsrrinx 10 Harpers defense. ia trying 70
save the bank. he severely arraigned his
method saving il was not reasonable for a
man 10 sink 81 100000 in trying 10 save
SIS OO0 summing UP he said that the
Court instruets the jury that L must md
on bis own lsstimOnsy that the defendant
had committed crime.
The Jury was then instructed how 70
maze the form OF their verdict and they
we're taken 20 their room 10 begin their
consultation. The court adjourned until 10
O'Clock Monday morning